Gulacs Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Vásárosnaményi
Settlement
Gulács
Site address
The cemetery is located past the end of Petőfi Street.
GPS coordinates
48.08662, 22.46058
Perimeter length
151 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a concrete fence, about 2m high.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is in a really good condition. It is well looked after.
Number of existing gravestones
29 gravestones: 27 intact & 2 broken or pedestal bases.
Date of oldest tombstone
1868
Date of newest tombstone
1926
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Gulács was in use as early as 1866, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. The latest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to 1926. The cemetery has been fenced.
The first recorded information regarding the Jewish community of Gulács dates to the late 19th century when, in 1880, the Jewish population numbered 64 individuals. In 1910, there were 95 Jews in the village. By the beginning of the 20th century the Jewish population decreased and, by 1941, only 44 Jews remained in the village. The Jewish community had a synagogue at 4 Tisza Street, which today is used as a small supermarket. During the spring of 1944, the community was deported to Auschwitz.
